Hey there, I've just recently had a real appetite for golden age comics. I think they look great! I just love that pulpy style! It's like a science fiction version of Mad Men! For anyone who doesn't know the Golden Age is (disputably) the comics created around about the 1930's - 1940's.

Oh, it definitely is. Besides setting standards in how to use the medium of comics, it earned the description, "The Citizen Kane of comics" for it's use of angles, lighting, etc. A lot of the stories were borderline ridiculous on purpose, which is where Miller misfired with several character adaptations in the film... simply because he couldn't compete with Eisner's concept of tongue in cheek humor and so some of the film versions of lines or ideas from the comic fell flat.

For a cheap starter, I'd recommend DC's 15 dollar 'Best of The Spirit" tpb. Not because it's actually the "best", but I like the variety in it. From insanely out there ideas like an entire story told from the point of view of a toy gun that wishes it was a real gun until it sees all the violence a real gun causes to bloody, serious scandals and whodunit murder mysteries.

But, if you want a more modern take on the character, I'd skip the new DC regular series and read the 6 part mini by Azzarello, FIRST WAVE. The Spirit is written brilliantly in that. And, besides if you decide you don't like the Spirit, at least Batman and Doc Savage are in it, so it wouldn't be a complete waste. But that miniseries has been terrific.

__________________Jerry and Joe were gentlemen. Bob Kane was a thief and a glory-hound who was more concerned about profit and prestige. I cannot bring myself to believe the same things about Stan Lee in regards to his two main contributors, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I'm inclined to believe Stan's version of events as he has usually been very willing to credit his co-conspirators, but the truth is because different versions of credit exists, we will never truly know.

While my knowledge of the golden age isn't as extensive as some of you guys i was allways fascinated by it since even before i began to read comics on a monthly basis.
Here's some of the covers i allways liked:

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Originally Posted by childeroland

Plenty of male-led action films fail, yet the actors' gender is not blamed. Why should it be different for women? Especially since far more male-led action films are made than female-led action films?

__________________Jerry and Joe were gentlemen. Bob Kane was a thief and a glory-hound who was more concerned about profit and prestige. I cannot bring myself to believe the same things about Stan Lee in regards to his two main contributors, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I'm inclined to believe Stan's version of events as he has usually been very willing to credit his co-conspirators, but the truth is because different versions of credit exists, we will never truly know.